Urbania Suites Buenos Aires

... been told they are expecting me and someone will be able to speak english.

Just so you know I am learning spanish. Unfortunately it is not something that can be learned in a couple months. Will post after the meeting and let you know how everything went. I am really looking forward to this.

They say that Av. 9 De Julio is the widest avenue in the world. This is what the lonely planet says about the Obelisco "It's impossible to imagine BA without the Obelisco. Towering 68m (223ft) above the oval Plaza de la República, it was inaugurated in 1936, on the 400th anniversary of the first Spanish settlement on the Río de la Plata. After major soccer ...

... from my apartment that brings me to school which is located in the other side of the city. During rush hour you are packed in like sardines in the subte. You better not care about personal space if you want to take the subte! Someone who was incredibly organized and probably OCD created this little book which is called the Guia-T which is the bible to Los Porteños (people from Buenos Aires). By using this book you can figure which bus to take ...

... He was soon kicked out, and we finished eating our dinner.  The waiter was great, and had a good laugh at the soccer teams Mike and I like--Chaco Forever and Quilmes.  They are both pretty awful.  After talking for awhile with the waiter (dinner in total took 2 hours), we came back to the apartment.  Some alfajors (they are just as delicious as I remember) and Rush Hour 3 have rounded out the night.  Now we must sleep to prepare for the adventures of tomorrow!

... singer and did a pretty good samba with a stunning female dancer who along with her male colleague had just demonstrated many of the regional dances of the Argentine. We ended up not only "riding" horses but ...

... inaugerated by a french man and inspired by french cafes. Many many famous Argentian and global figures have passed through this place. Although as Ivy remarked, it really is just an Argentinian version of Dublin´s Bewleys! It has the food and service to boot.. but I wouldn`t dare say that to a local. After that we had a walk across Avenida 9 de Julio, reputed to be the widest street in the world with no less than 14 lanes of traffic, and on towards ...

... Duke College basketball grudge match at midnight where UNC kicked Duke´s ****. [Mer: Seriously... what an intense game!!! We waited almost 2 hours in line to get in, because it was the only bar in BA with American ESPN (instead of spanish ESPN deportes)... Quote of the night - "Bring it home, *****!" (courtesy of the Duke fan in the bar)] The other highlight was seeing Mer´s face as she realised that what the private cabins in the ...

... down south. The second visit in 1982 pre-emanated the Falklands War with Britain. Oh no! In Basil Fawlty style, don't mention the war! Having grown up in the UK at time of the Falklands, my memories are of newspapers with 60 point font page headlines and news footage of big ships going down, but I never really delved deeper to find out what it was all about. Surprisingly, most Argentines I met are not overly fussed by the whole ordeal. Owing to their remote southern latitude and ...

... land souvenirs and a wide selction of Arabic food. In the centre of the park, there was a mock-up of the Wailing wall from Jerusalem, and next to this was a display of belly dancing and some Arabic music, which the crows was loving. When you say themepark, you kind of expect it to be something like Alton Towers or Chessington, but unfortunately the Tierra Santa park had no crazy rides or action packed attractions, only some very tacky biblical mock-ups, so overall it was ...

Wir nehmen Abschied von Patagonien und fliegen aus dem recht kuehlen El Calafate zurueck nach Buenos Aires, um hier noch die letzten 2 Tage vor unserem Rueckflug in die Heimat zu verbringen. In Buenos Aires angekommen erschlaegt uns erstmal fast die Hitze, die wir nun gar nicht mehr so gewoehnt sind. Es ist sehr warm aber vor allem ist die Luftfeuchtigkeit sehr hoch, und so verbringen wir den Nachmittag des ersten Tages damit, unsere Koerper ...